Seventeen years ago this week I began providing bookkeeping and payroll support to a few local businesses. Three and a half years later I needed to move out of home to an office because work had increased, the files were taking over what little space we had and I needed someone to help. I started looking for a small office for 3 but ended up with …

In their simplest form management accounts inform the business owner and/or management team of the key numbers for their business. Every business is different and the key numbers will vary according to the type of business and even within different departments. …

As bookkeepers one of the many skills we need is good attention to detail. So its probably not a surprise that it is one of the skills I list when advertising a bookkeeper position. Attention to detail has several meanings but includes being thorough and accurate.
 
 So when I post a job advert for a bookkeeper, …

During my 15 minute drive to work each day I encounter 17 roundabouts. Its a pleasant journey with no nose to tail traffic and stopping only to give way at the roundabouts and a possible halt at a single set of traffic lights. 
 
 This morning was no different except …

We are about to start our fourth month of calculating furlough pay for employers who have been furloughing staff on and off since early March. From 1st July we will have an even more challenging set of calculations if employers have employees working some of their normal hours and furloughing them the rest.
 
 We will be able to do the calculations but how well will flexible furlough work for small businesses? …